| SY/HY missiles | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:SY-1_Missile_20170919.jpg) SY-1 missile | |
| Type | Anti-ship cruise missile |
| Place of origin | China |
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The SY (Chinese: 上游; pinyin: Shàngyóu; lit. 'Upstream'), and HY (Chinese: 海鹰; pinyin: Hǎiyīng; lit. 'Sea Eagle') series were early anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) developed by the People's Republic of China from the Soviet P-15 Termit missile. They entered service in the late 1960s[2] and remained the main ASCMs deployed by the People's Liberation Army Navy through the 1980s. The missiles were used by the PRC and export customers to develop land-attack missiles.[3]
The name Silkworm is popularly used for the entire SY and HY family. As a NATO reporting name, it applies only to the land-based variant of the HY-1.[4]
- ^ a b Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014b, p. 113.
- ^ Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014b, p. 9.
- ^ Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014b, p. 28.
- ^ Gormley, Erickson & Yuan 2014b, p. 135.